[Gta04-owner] Use old gta02?

[Flemming Richter Mikkelsen]

On Mar 8, 2013 7:47 AM, "Gerhard Rieger" <freerunner at dest-unreach.org>
wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> after migration to gta04 I'd like to use my then spare gta02 without its
> case  - it is a nice little piece of hardware including USB and maybe
> some wireless interfaces, and has low power consumption; it might act as
> something like a nano server.
>
> The problems I expect to face are:
>
> * Will it work without battery pack? Or how to simply but reliably
> connect an old battery?
>
> * How to manage upgrades or new installations without touch screen (and
> I do not have a debug board)? There is no way to directly observe boot
> problems, and, even worse, after installation the mobile phone images
> might require interaction before starting sshd.
>
> Is someone successfully using his old gta02 without case? Any
> experiences or ideas?

My GTA02 works without the battery.

Anyway, I recommend to have  a debug board or a display available in case
of problems.

I also recommend to use qi as bootloader, since it just works and does not
depend on boot menu.
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